Junior League World Series (softball) facts for kids
The Junior League Softball World Series is a super exciting softball tournament just for girls! It's for players who are 12 to 14 years old. This big event is organized by Little League Baseball, Inc. and happens every year. You can find it in Kirkland, Washington, which is a town near Seattle.
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How the Tournament Works
This awesome tournament started in 1999. It's called a "World Series" because teams come from all over the globe! Ten different regions send their best teams to compete.
Here are the regions that send teams:
- Asia-Pacific
- Canada
- Europe/Africa
- Latin America
- United States (USA) Central
- USA East
- USA South
- USA Southwest
- USA West
- And a special team from the host area, which is Washington District 9!
The ten teams are split into two groups, called "pools." Each pool has five teams. The two best teams from each pool then move on to the semi-finals. The teams that win in the semi-finals get to play for the championship! All of these games are single-elimination, which means if you lose, you're out of the main competition. The teams that don't make it to the championship still play games to decide who finishes in third through tenth place.
Champions of the Junior League Softball World Series
Winners Each Year
Here's a list of all the teams that have won the Junior League Softball World Series!
Championships by Location
This table shows which places have won the most championships.
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Maunabo, Puerto Rico | 4 | 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016 |
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Naples, Florida | 3 | 2000, 2001, 2006 |
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Tampa, Florida | 3 | 2013, 2015, 2019 |
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Santa Clara, Utah | 1 | 2018 |
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Anchorage, Alaska | 1 | 2012 |
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Greensburg, Pennsylvania | 1 | 2014 |
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Croswell, Michigan | 1 | 2011 |
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Jenison, Michigan | 1 | 2022 |
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Oro Valley, Arizona | 1 | 2008 |
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Lake Wales, Florida | 1 | 2005 |
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Poland, Ohio | 1 | 2017 |
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South Bend, Indiana | 1 | 2004 |
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Bacolod, Philippines | 1 | 2003 |
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Bago, Philippines | 1 | 2023 |
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Utrecht, Netherlands | 1 | 2002 |
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Woodway-Hewitt, Texas | 1 | 1999 |
More About Softball
- Little League Softball World Series
- List of Little League Softball World Series champions by division